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HONGKONG POLICE. RESERVE.

INSTRUTORA..

The angwuer uniform of all Inspectors must_be_of_the same "pattern ús, that worn by lampertors.of H.K.P.

PARADES, SCHOOLS, £ Unleatherwise fireeted, ali praes and Felice School classes will until fur- `ther on deis,, Be at 5:43 pm, and not A30

GENERAL PARŠPE,

Fending the complete issue of summer kit, the Genemnt Pubule of all Units Esed the Friday, May 16th is postponent. BANDS AND ORCH KSTIKA PRÚTICKSATSUMA,

Morday, May 14th-Ocelestra, at Catholic Ulab,

Tuesday, May 15.-- Band.. Wednesday, May 16th. -Music Class. Friday, May 18-Band

RECRUITY

"There will be no parades of Recruite during the week commencing. Monday, May 14th..

Mounted Police, is granted leave for Active service,

· (Sgd.) F. O. JIKIN,

D.S.P. (B..

Trooper 673 Mascotakl

To-day's Advertisements

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction.

(VOR KITOCAT OF TAR CONCERNED),

TUESDAY,

the 15th May. 1917, at

2.30, at their Sales Rootna, No. §.

Den Vorax Road, Corner

of Ice House Street-

A VARIED ABrorTMINT OR

BRASS WARE.

When you think of MOTORS think of ALEX. ROSS & Co.

Largest Stock of Motor Cars. Motor Cycles and Marine Motors I'm Hongkong.

Motoring.".

"Everything for

THE CHINA MAIL.

FARES FOR PUBLIC ·

VEHICLES.

OFLAINS.

10 cents.

En Victoria with two Bearers..

Quarter hour.

Half bour,

One hour,

Three hours,

Six hours

70

Day (8 am to 6 pm), ........................$1.00-

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria, half fare extri

༄།

Between the hours of 830 p.m. and 5 the above res shall be increased by 50 per centum.

II.-Beynul Fictoria, with four Bearers

Hour,

Three hours....... Six hours.....

Day (6 am to 6 pm.),

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 11th as 13.30-No returns from Japan. Pressure has decreased in all other districts, considerably in the neigh- bourhood of Shungitai, and alightly olsowhere.

The anticyclone has evidently moved farther eastward. The depression over Tongking has deepened slightly,

Fog may be expected along the Chins

conat.

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1917

SHARE REPORT.

MAY 11TH 10177

tions

Stock and paid up

11. A. M..

Last Dividend spd date.

Valde.

BANKS.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours Hongkong S'hat #126 |$7.19), s. onding at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January 1st, 9.99 inches, against an average of 14.56 inches.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at

MARINE INSUR ANCES.

noon on the 19th May

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock:48. E. Canton 30 $350 winds, moderate; fair..

0.60 cents,

$1.00

1.40

2.00

In the Bill District, ..

With Bearers With $ Beurer

80.20

0.40*

041.

e-Formosa Channel: The same as No. I.

North Chinae.......£5T. 150.

OYAGER SING'S MOTOR CAR GARAGE.Quarter 15

BEST CARS ON HIRE AT LOWEST PRICES.

OFFICES

39, Haiphong, Road, Kowloon. TELEPHONE NO. 307 K

Half hour,....

0,0

Que hour,

Two hours,..... 0.50

Three hours, DO Six hours.

101

.1.50

Day (6a.m. to 6px}1.50

2.00

K01,681

TO LET

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

TOLET.

at 9 Connaught Road.

OFFICESin King and York Building. HOUSES in Clifton Gardens, dooduit Road.

Particulars of outgoing and incoming Mails will not be advertised in future.

The Post Office will forward all corres- pondence posted by the fastest routes.

Correspondence aciaressed to eneur HOUSES in Broadwood and Borston pbjccts in China, Siam, Liberia, Portu

Caso East Africa, Persia and Morocco HOUSES on Shameen. Canton. cannot be transmitted.

·Jardinierius. „Vases, Ornaments, Finger | Terraces.

"Bowls &e.

· Tax As usual,

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Á vetoneeri.

Hongkong, May 1, 1917.

THE

PUBLIC AUCTION,

1753

TRE Undersigned have received in- structions to sell by Public Auction, FOR COUNT OF THE CONCELED)"

בט

FRIDAY,

the 18th May. 1917, at 10 Un

as their Sul Roomag No, d,"

Des Voeux Rosd, Corner of Tee House Stret, ·

A 'MISCELLANEOUS · STUCK,..

Comprising:

Tongee Silk, Holland White Drill

Free Materials, Alpaca, Blue and White

"Apply to

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-

MENT AGENCY Co., Lin,

TO LET.

MMEDIATE ENTRY,

twe very desirable SHOPS sitantel in Jen House Street, opposite the Grand Hotel Recently reconstructed.

For rent and other particulars,

Apply to

THE MANAGER Hongkong Ise Co., Ltd.

41

The Services to Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empirn are suspended.

Suvekan

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

Fox

OUTWARD.

Waxx-Dayy

Tai O Tai Po.... Cheung Chow... 9.00 P.M. Shataukok Sha

... 8.00 г.M. ...10.003.

Sheungshui... 400 r se

tin and

Aberdeen, Autau,

Ping Shan

Sai Kurg,

Santing Stanley... 4.30 M.

rye, Toilet Soap, Perfumery, Counter A RUSHEAL, No. 115 The Peak, Canton Samani 7.30.4. My

4Les Towels, a number of ready munde

Dresses, Canvits Shoes, đc,, de..

A few San Raps and a number of New

Carpets.

Trans-Cash.

EUGHES & HOLUR,

Auctioneers.. Hongkong. May 11, 1817.

1784

46, Couraught Road Central

Hongkong, April, 1917.

1578

TO LET.

newly done up. Apply-

CHATEE & MODY, bern's Road Central. Hongkong, May 5, 1917.

1

TO ""LET.

and WuchowLetters 6 r.M. Macao

464

£7.10 a M. 11.30 P... {5,00 F.34. Kangmoon. Except

Saturdays

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

9.30 ..

RICKSHAR

לי

·I-In the Island of Hongkong if engriper in Victoria.

Ten minutes. ......... Quarter hour,

Balf hour... One hour.

Every Subsequent hour,

b. cents.

20. .90

Note. If the ricksha be engaged charged outside the Western part of the within the City of Victoria, and be dis- City of Victoria atser 8 p.A or be dis charge to the East of Bay View Police Station on the Eastern side of the City of Victoria after 3 p... an extra half fare shall be chargeable.

II-Ia Koulsen. Quarter hour....

Half bour; Hour,

Every subsequent hour,

III-Taipo Road.

to

2-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lampeks; The same as No. 1.

4-South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan: The sad as Na. L

--

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN MAY.

The following table shows the Stan

dari Time at which Official Night ends

1917- and begins during the month of May,

» Begins. 7.04 pm.

Date.

May 11th, 534

Ends.

Uniona

4

***** €100 $870

·Yangtanse....... 460 2917

FIRE INSURANUES

China Fire 20 $148 b.

Hongkong Fire ... 50 $395 b.

SHIPPING.

Douglas Steamshire 500| 283)

1.

Steamboat 1587 h. 17 Indo-Chinna

(Preferred)540x. d. (Doterred)...£5 105 D.

Final of £2-3/- making £4.81 for 1918 and bonue of 107 sub. ject to deduction of Income tax

87 Sant making

8:5:

1/ 1914 and Interim

of $18 a 1915.

Finaldiv, 15% making.

27* */ 2013 Taterim of 830 e 1915.

for 815 making 321

1915 and special of 83 Du azedan 1916 ...

Approximate Katara cased

antikat fear's

dip.c.

B1 p...

"}

and bonus #2 for 1915. $27 for 1913-

Aj...

8 pc.

Int of Som 19161917

18 p

$1.23 for 1916

sime

Interim of 3-'n/a 1916....... Interim o 10 / 1316,

8 Der

9/- tot, nic 1918 Coupes 27

$1.88 dividend 30 45 ets. Bonus for year ending 3304-18

$12 for 1916

12th, "5.34

7.04

+3

13th, 5.31.

7.05

14th 6.33

7.05

19

,, 13th, 5.32

7.06

11

7.05

3 cents.

7.07

**Shell" Imausports £107

**Star Ferry ......$10 $39 b.

↑ ...

18th, 5.31

7.07

19th, 5.30

7.08

20th, 5.30

REFINERIER.

7.0M

21st, 530

7.08

gand, 5.90

7:08

23rd, 5.25

7.10

24th, 509

Ohina Sag 100 $113. Malabon: Sugars. 30 $30 bi

P. los 1016..

10 p.c

134 p.c..

14.2

26th 5.99

97th 28

N

20th

30th, 5.27 31st,

51p.c.

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part "of an hour if the birer causes the journey to take longer thxx

To 4th mile

single........

75 cents.... hour. return...... 81.003 bours Beyond 4th to 6th mile-

single 1.20...

return...81.50..

Beyond 8th to 9th soile- single.....$1.75 retärn....89.DE

.......? hours.

5.00 r.. Beyond 9th to 17th mile-

single8250...3: return....89.30

·9.00) 200

qu Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange ment in each case.....

The fares here set out to apply to one 5.00 P.M. ricksha with three coolies from Tsim Sha

Tsui.

5.00 P.M.

.9.00 A.X.

FIRES FOR PUBLIC CARRLIGES.

864 97486

ROYAL OBSERVATORY

HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

Z

Station.

Not exceeding

per passenger.

Ot cents.

REPORT.

MAY 11, 1917.-.3

Wind.

MININO.

Langkaca.

Razba....

31/8 b.

Tronch Minee

d. 10 T. 171 b. 17

218270

278 s.

33-

Dial Caspiana

་།

DOCKS, WHAÈVES AND GODOWNS.

Kowloon Wharven 8.60 $80.

H.E. & Whampo":

Ducks per ser veritas® 30] #123

Shanghai Dock T, 100 T. 30 k.

Final div.. 5 % free of in-

come tax, making 10% A/C 1915-1916 coupon No. 8

| The 1 for 39s

1 interim inaking W

ale 1916...

19% for 1915.

8% or 1918 & bonus 12,

Final #2,60: & bonus 86,

making BIT 19

Tla. 7ẻ for year ending.

30-415

13 p.

81 e

TOYO KISEN KAISHA.

FROM SAN FRANCISCO Vi HONOLULU & JAPAN PORTS.

THE Seamship

TENYO MARU”, The above med Steamer having aived, Cons of Cargo are hereby notified to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of Cargo from alongside.

Cargo remaining undelivered on ECN DAY, 13th May at 5 PM. will be . Laded as Cousigners' risk and expanse. sod delivery mast then be taken from the Company's Godown.

Storage cingen will be assemed on ali Cats remaining undelivered on WEDNES DAY, 18th May, at 3.3

No Fire urance whatever will be efined

Be claiton will be recognized after the Goula have left the Steamer or Godawn. All chafed and damaged Cargo will be landed into the Company's Godown, where they will be examined on 24th May, at 30 AM

No Ubime will be recognised if Gleri. alter the 31st May, 1917.

T. DAIGO,

Bengkong, May 11, 1917.

Ayent,

-1785

EXCHANGE. "Hongkong, May 17, 1917.

On London

Bank Wire.

2/43 Un demand

2/411/16 2:50 days sight ........ .4.2/42

4 months' sight, ...2/4 13/18 ""Unerlits, 4 months' sight-2/31

Dcumentary, 4 months' sight 2/14

Ün

“On demand," ".

Credis 4 months sight,...335

On New York-

On demand,

***

Credits, wo days sigh

• Pasaling--

Du demand,

01 Calcutta ・Winy... Oh demand

•On dismant

Go Mali

Du débard

Da Bhuga

Un deawind

day sight(privat

(by Yokohaton-

**On-demand,

Vi fuf, 100 flow (per Laal) 49.30

Marigns Banks Buyingrato) $3.20 m.

ishes (per D2).

ektyr in Hongkong

he Copper Cang......

13 vester Copper Centau Bazyk Native Interest:

NEW HOUSE in Conduit Road.

1 Ready for cecupation.

Also 1.GODOWN in Duddell Street. For rent and other articulars apply, to~~

H. M. IL. NEMAZEE ··

1 Des Vaux Boud

1

Samta an<l

Saumci ........ 15.00 ... Shamchun.. $10.00 A.M.

4.00.P.M.

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.

WZXK-DAYS

Fot

Hongkong. March 13, 1917. 1877 Macao......

TO LET

FOUR-ROOMED HOUSES in Gordon?

Terrace and Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon.

A FLAT in Humphreys Buildings, Kowloon.

TO LET OR FOR SALE Kowloon Marine Lot 45 with wharf dres 38,000 sq. ft. suitable for coal storage or erection of godowns.

Apply to-

11.

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

8. Ka

(7.30 1.30 1.30 r.m

From Slaughter House to

Sailors Blome

From Sailors' Homs to

Government Civil Hos

pital .................................

From Government Civi! Hospital to Clock Tower $7.34..From Clock Town to Race 19.30 r..

Cousc From Clock Town to Bay.

View House From Wanchai Market to

Bay View House! From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

17.30 LX. 1.30 P.3. (7.30 A.X. Canton 9.30 P.M.

9.30 F.H. Tai Ping

Tung..... 90p.D. 0.50r.1.1. P.M Sock Ki...9 30.9. F.. 9.3 P.M. Kongmoon -8.00P.M. 6.00.. 6.0 PM. Kuachuk ...6.00 PM. 6,00P.M. 6.30 P.L Kaukong...600P M. 5.00P.M. 0.00 P.M,

Except Saturdays.

In the ease of Mails closing before"9 Fegistration closes at 3 o'clock on

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE the revous evening."

CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings.

Hangkang, Feb. 7,"1917.

NORTH BRITISH & "MERCANTILE INSURANCE CO

·JB WHICH AER VESTED THE. JUARA OF

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LTD.,

and

THE RAILWAY PASSENGERS.

v

B4

10

12

Ishi

€3

*

Wl'ostock..fin., 29.9 Menduro!

Flakodate Tokio ..... Kochi

HOTELS LANDS

·AND BUILDINGS

Hengkong Batou...8 50| 2100 6.

Central Estate 8100 $98

Hongkong Lands...$100 2975.

Humphreys Katatea $ 10|38| b.

Kowloon Lands $30 $35

West Pointa...$60 $77.b.

Shanghai lands. T. 50 199

Final" of 3 making $6

# 1918...... 87 a/c 1916,

Final div. of 83h making

87 af 1916 seen

50 cents for 1225

2 for 1916-

Final $3-25, making $5.25

2/c 1915 %. Gual making. 12: %. we 1916

Bonin Lland Chefoo

Weihaiwei

Bankow Ichang......

IL-In the City of Victoria.

Nod exceeding per passenger! Gutaloff....

Quarter hour. One hour. Half bour,

Two tours,

Three

HONGKONG TIDES.

Bix

The tide-table given below has ucen compiled at the National Almanac Office

10 cents.

10

73

Four Live

One day from 6am to 5 pm. $1.25

IIl-Beyond Fictoria.

in London from the result of the analysis One hour.. of observations taken by means of an Two udara, matic. tide-recording machine in the Three Water Police Basin at Taim Sha

Sharp Pk...

Amoy

Swato

1*

Laiboku... 5 s

Taichu

Taican Koshun

Pescadores

Canton

Hongkong Gap Rock

Not exceeding Macao-**** per vauenger. Wuchow

25 cents

6)

during the years 1887-8-9-

Four, " Bvi The aero of the table corresponds with Six:

Tsui

75.

83

90

the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty One day from 6am.to 6 p.m. 8150T Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet 3 inches below mean sea level.

•Pakhoi

Hoihow.

29.91

Phuliena[29.6 Tourne

St.Jamica

Aparn

ASSURANCE CO.

To

£23.970,307.

Authorised Capotal £8,000,000

To obtain the depth of water on the limits of the City of Victoria half for Legaspi tide

gauge at the Victoria Naval Yard extra is to be allowed for the return Iloilo NOTAL Funds at Sier Dscm, 1914, add a feet 4 inches, and on the gange journey.

-IV-In Exploon

If vehicle is discharged beyond the

Manila

Tacloban

Suriga

・Labuanto

Not exceeding

per passenger

Quarter hour,

40

Half hour,...i

60

the bour,...

80

Two hours. Tare

2.457

Baight Four

2.40

2.60

Six

3,00

bubscribed Capital £4,000,000

Paid-up. Ospital muinmun£2,437,500

-Fire Foudantadores

D-Life

Suring and accent

2,857,047

Annuity Funds... 17,067,500 128,250

[£23,870,387

at Lemont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet

4 inches to the height given in the table.

May 13th to 18th, 1917.)

** Lów •WATAN

Heegtest

HIAS ATER

13 postIDE +

2,144,063) L.

1

Revenue Fire Branch £9,381,458

Lite and Annuity L Branches... unaf stevence Marine Departament 837,239 478 94!!

Other Receipts, WORK HEALING

· £5,230,228 || Tros. IS ed. 18

The cumulative Funds of the various

Branchen kroneparately forested; and, by? Ther. 17

Ark of Parliament, are set aside' to ment

the claims under the respectiva Depart

ments of the Company's Business,

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

TNG TUK DERTINE, EDCORSO LA

the late BIEN TING,

34, D'Asta STARTE

173% nom. 20

TERMS VERY MODEKATE

وف

199,00

29.76

29.76

29.76

1 ཎྜ ༞ 1 རྞྞ ཀཽ ། ། ། 2 བ 1:→ 1:|:。F|:E

COTTON MILLS.

ET-50 T. 130 b.

Shanghai Cotton T. 5012. 1221 b. & m.

Kung Yik...

10 T: 144 d

Y ngbaseDoos

-

p

7 po

T. 9 for year ending:

Tla. 6 div. are year ended

30-4-18.

6 p.

T. 0.90 for 1918 J

One day from 8am to 6pm. 5.00

Between the hours of 8.30 p.m. and 6 a. the above fares shall be increased by 10 per centumej

MISCELLANEOUS.

Csina-Borneos ............. § 15 | 88.

Light, & Power * ${$i}

Cina-Providence. 1038

| b ́ | Diry Farms funā -6 | $234, be

Green Islands 7428bd; an

Hongkong Electrics 10/0.49 by

T. F. CLAXTON, Director.

Hongkong Observatory, May 11, 1917,

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 22 degrees Hongkong 100€ 21 | $161 Fahn aheit, on the level of the sea in

12 cta. for '19:5.........................

rt

8 p.e for year ending

$8-2-06

70 cents for 1916

33" for your hending

31.7.16

90 cents for 1918

{#2} a/c 1916/17 Bonus 75 cents** $11 on s/c 1918

Hongkong Rope.....§. 10 | #28) |

81 final and bonus

2

Anais jo 1916 Pond

2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de Hongkong Tramways 5.6.10. grees Fahrenheit.

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of satura

tior, the humidity of air saturated with HK Seed Foundry moisture being 100: *

DIRECTION OF Wise, to two points.

Ben aford Bealo.

3:0

ing (cents $8 per share)

inches, tenths and hundredths.

5. FORORO WIND, Recording" to

8 STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky c detached cloud, d drizzling rain,

Peak Tramwaya ... 10 |19,8Ở

do.

% for 1916/1438

fog,

HONGKONG-REGISTER.

y gicomy, hi hail, 1 lightning, o ov resať,

passing showers, a squal, rain sanow Steam Laundry „chunder. y visibility, w dew wal),

Bar in inches. tantha and bu fredth

Temperature. Hongkong, May 11, 1917.

Barometer

20.75

80

728

BAKOMNES

·Do

DALM

Do, N

50.00

PORteamstim you will find nothing

NOW IS THE TIME

Baum. Now in thố

↳ #3.40 be

Union Waterboata. KİL $182

25 cents for 18160/910.

J94 FT 1916

1106.35 12

70 vnt. tur 391

6.p.3.

10 p..

50 cents for 191M1314...

TAYLOR

MOXON Shere and Oederal